The People’s Purse

Throughout this weekend, residents of District 39 (which includes Borough Park, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Gowanus, Windsor Terrace, Kensington and Park Slope) get to decide how to spend a million dollars on public works projects in their neighborhoods–from countdown clocks along a bus line to a public composting site in Gowanus. The voting times and locations are here, and Leila Sales explains more about this group effort spearheaded by Councilman Brad Lander, on the blog.